Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
July 9, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1927 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 0 0
Hale 3b 4 2 2 0
Cobb rf 4 0 0 1
Simmons cf 3 1 2 2
Cochrane c 4 0 0 0
Dykes 1b 3 0 0 0
Lamar lf 4 1 0 0
Boley ss 4 1 1 1
Willis p 1 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  French ph 1 0 0 0
  Rommel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 5 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 3 0 3 0
Bennett lf 5 1 0 0
Sisler 1b 5 1 1 0
Miller rf 5 2 2 1
Rice 3b 4 1 1 2
Williams cf 3 0 1 2
Schang c 4 0 1 0
Gerber ss 3 1 0 0
Gaston p 4 1 2 2
Totals 36 7 11 7
Philadelphia 220 000 010551
St. Louis 150 100 00x7111
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  L(3-1) 1.2 5 6 5 3 0
  Gray   2.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Rommel   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
4
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston  W(7-8) 9.0 5 5 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
4
2
3

  E–Bishop (8), Adams (8).  2B–Philadelphia Simmons (27), St. Louis B. Miller (16); Schang (11).  3B–Philadelphia Hale (4); Boley (3), St. Louis Adams (3).  HR–Philadelphia Simmons (13,1st inning off Gaston 1 on), St. Louis Rice (4,2nd inning off Willis 1 on); Gaston (3,2nd inning off Willis 1 on).  Team LOB–3.  Team–9.  SB–Sisler (15).  U–George Hildebrand, Billy Evans, Bill McGowan.  T–1:51.  A–2,500.
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